Displaying current party leader's name? [resolved]

[Dachimotsu]

I already know that \n[#] will display the name of the corresponding actor's ID.

But what if you're game allowed you to change your party at will?
How would I automatically display the name of the party's leader?

 

[Pokémaniac]

Set a variable to the ID of the name you want, and write \n[\v[#]] where # is the ID of the variable.

 

[Dachimotsu]

I don't think it works. I just tried it.

 

[Pokémaniac]

It worked for me!

So, for instance, let's say you choose variable 22 as your example. If Hero 4 is the leader, change variable 22 to 4. Then, where you want the name, write \n[\v[22]], which comes out as \n[4], which is hero 4's name!

 

[game_guy]

Place this in a script call. Because you may not know which actor is the leader.

$game_variables[id here] = $game_party.actors[0].name

Now in a Show Text use \n[\v[id here]]

 

[Dachimotsu]

@game_guy: I don't know how to use what you just provided. Do I put that in the script editor or the Call Script event, or both? I need a more detailed explanation.

 

[Pokémaniac]

@game_guy: I don't know how to use what you just provided. Do I put that in the script editor or the Call Script event, or both? I need a more detailed explanation.

Use it in a call script, replacing id here with the variable id, before you display the name. Or use my method by changing a variable whenever the front party member gets switched.

 

[Dachimotsu]

Actually, I just now figured out how to use your method, which works great!
Thanks, guys.